In one of life’s happy accidents, rodeo announcing found Greg Simas. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Greg was a bull rider for the Military Rodeo Cowboys Association in the early 1990s. In 1999 he was honorably discharged, and by 2000 he had gotten on his last bull.

Since turning Pro in 2006, Greg has amassed some impressive credentials. From 2006 to 2008 he announced the worlds largest rodeo, the National High School Finals Rodeo. In 2006 and 2007 the rodeo was held in Springfield, IL and in 2008 it took place in Farmington, NM. Greg has now called the action at the Dodge First Frontier Circuit Finals Rodeo the past two years.

At this point, Greg is announcing at over 100 performances a year. Local rodeo fans will recognize him from one of the oldest weekly rodeos in the USA, the Painted Pony Championship Rodeo in Lake Luzerne, NY where he’s announced for the past four years. Greg has been the voice of the Adirondack Stampede PRCA Rodeo in Glens Falls, NY for the past three years and is happy to have just signed to come back to the civic center in Glens Falls for the foreseeable future. Greg is the proud father to six year old son Tyler, and lives with his loving wife Jen in Danville, Pennsylvania. Jen competes in the First Frontier Circuit and was the barrel racing champion of the 2007 Adirondack Stampede.

Greg joins us as our Pro Rodeo Announcer and Master of Ceremonies and is THE VOICE of the Adirondack Stampede Charity Rodeo. Visit Greg's website at www.GregSimas.com.

Rodeo clown Keith Isley is one of the most award-winning acts on the PRCA circuit today. For the past five consecutive years, he was named the PRCA “Clown of the Year,” and for the past two years, he was named the PRCA’s “Comedy Act of the Year.” Coors has also honored him several times with their “Man in the Can” award.

A consummate professional, Keith not only brings his off-the-wall comedy to the Adirondack Stampede, but also his amazing trick horse that never fails to astound audiences with its skills. Keith is no stranger to the Adirondack Stampede, having entertained the Civic Center crowd on several prior occasions.

His star status in the PRCA is a long way from his modest start as a shy 15-year-old whose original plan was to ride broncs and bulls. Keith also tried his hand at bullfighting, and found he liked it better than being a rodeo competitor. The clown makeup and costumes provided the aspiring showman with a shield under which he could hide his shyness. Slowly he began telling jokes, and his professional career began. Today is one of the PRCA’s biggest stars.

The Adirondack Stampede is proud to welcome back Keith Isley. Please give this North Carolina native a warm Glens Falls welcome.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Coors "Man in the Can" (2010)
PRCA "Clown of the Year" (2010)
PRCA "Comedy Act of the Year" (2010)
Dodge Circuit Finals (2010)
First Frontier Circuit Finals (2010)
PRCA "Comedy Act of the Year" (2009)
PRCA "Clown of the Year" (2009)
Coors "Man in the Can" (2009)
NFR "Barrel Man" (2009)
PRCA "Clown of the Year" (2008)
PRCA "Clown of the Year" (2007)
PRCA "Clown of the Year" (2006)
PRCA "Specialty Act of the Year" (2006)